Quoted for stupidity. :flipoff2:Can I remove the front sight with no ill effects? Or does it serve another purpose?
Hack that bitch up.
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depends on what you have, is it the gas block as well?
I admitted it was a stupid question in the thread title. :homer:Quoted for stupidity. :flipoff2:
The front sight base is also the gas block. Gas comes out of the hole drilled in the barrel, through the front sight base and into the gas tube. Everything above the gas tube is for sighting only and can be cut off.
Why do you want to remove the front site?Del-Ton M4gery
I admitted it was a stupid question in the thread title. :homer:
You mean this? held on with two cross pins?Can I remove the front sight with no ill effects? Or does it serve another purpose?
It makes the rifle better for the practice of ninjitsu.Why do you want to remove the front site?
Dont need sites on an AR, just point and shoot.Why do you want to remove the front site?
So I don't have to use the riser, or stupid high scope rings.Why do you want to remove the front site?
That would make it legal to hunt in PA. :laughing:You mean this? held on with two cross pins?
The standard FSB as found on the M16 and M4 is an integrated gas block and front sight.
You remove that and you no have a manually operated weapon. Will need to pull the charging handle each time to extract spent, feed new
I'm guessing you are worried about the front sight blocking your vision and not physically being in the way of your scope. Once you get to ~4X magnification, the sight will only be a small blur towards the bottom of the image seen through the scope. I shot with a standard FSB and 4X ACOG for many years without issue.So I don't have to use the riser, or stupid high scope rings.
While this is true, it was still visable enough to bug me which is why I cut mine off.I'm guessing you are worried about the front sight blocking your vision and not physically being in the way of your scope. Once you get to ~4X magnification, the sight will only be a small blur towards the bottom of the image seen through the scope. I shot with a standard FSB and 4X ACOG for many years without issue.
Because of the straight design of the AR stock, you want those high rings to get a decent cheek weld and view through the scope. That's the reason the AR sights are so high to begin with. Drop the scope lower and it's going to get real uncomfortable to shoot, like forget cheek weld and think temple weld.So I don't have to use the riser, or stupid high scope rings.
Good to know. Thank you.Because of the straight design of the AR stock, you want those high rings to get a decent cheek weld and view through the scope. That's the reason the AR sights are so high to begin with. Drop the scope lower and it's going to get real uncomfortable to shoot, like forget cheek weld and think temple weld.